Michel: The football I fell in love with no longer exists

As a top player with Real Madrid across the 1980s and 90s, Michel performed at a time when Spanish football was a very unique style of the game that the Malaga coach believes is now lost.

With the continual controversy around referees dominating LaLiga, the 54-year-old opened up on how he finds it hard to adapt to the modern game.

"There is more of a discussion because there are more cameras, more replays, and more interest around the game with greater needs because everyone wants to be champions," he told MARCA. "Our achievements are sometimes disproportionate and that makes these kind of frustrations greater.

"For a long time I got used to thinking that I had to change my ways, because the football that I had always been in love with does not exist anymore.

"Within that, I have doubts about the teams that catch my attention. I can never get the players or clubs I coach to have the essence of my old football, because everything has changed a lot.

"Now it is much closer to business than pure football."

When asked if he would like to take charge of Real Madrid, Michel insisted that his attention is with Malaga, who he took charge of in March.

"My focus is the match against Sevilla," he continued. "I also look forward to the letter of the Kings, on arrives every year and it brings me joy.

"This year I asked to take charge of a team and they brought me Malaga."